Santa Cruz Skate Park Public Art Project - Final coats of graffiti paint. 1 year long process coming to and end. Soon it will be time to skate.
Print out of the art - Work in progress on the 18 foot full pipe. We are sand blasting a wave and colorizing the concrete to a blue green.
Grand Opening Feb. 22 3:00 Santa Cruz
The colors for the wave - Work in progress. Had to test it out.
Raw concrete - Work in progress. Had to test it out.
Mike Fox Skate Park - Work in progress. Stain, mask, place paper template, hand draw on the mask, hand cut, sand blast, apply graffiti coat twice. Still in progress.
First coat of stain - Work in progress. Stain, mask, place paper template, hand draw on the mask, hand cut, sand blast, apply graffiti coat twice. Still in progress.
Mike Fox Skate Park - Work in progress. Stain, mask, place paper template, hand draw on the mask, hand cut, sand blast, apply graffiti coat twice. Still in progress.
Second coat of stain - Work in progress. Stain, mask, place paper template, hand draw on the mask, hand cut, sand blast, apply graffiti coat twice. Still in progress.
Testing the terrain what? I had the key - Work in progress. Had to test it out.
Putting on the blasting mat - Work in progress. Stain, mask, place paper template, hand draw on the mask, hand cut, sand blast, apply graffiti coat twice. Still in progress.
Close up of the mask - Work in progress. Stain, mask, place paper template, hand draw on the mask, hand cut, sand blast, apply graffiti coat twice. Still in progress.
Print out of the wave
Putting on the paper stencil - Work in progress on the 18 foot full pipe. We are sand blasting a wave and colorizing the concrete to a blue green.
Grand Opening Feb. 22 3:00 Santa Cruz
Laying on the paper stencil
Making the stencil fit
Hand cut mask is on 18 ft - Work in progress. Stain, mask, place paper template, hand draw on the mask, hand cut, sand blast, apply graffiti coat twice. Still in progress.
Dusk view of the mask - Work in progress on the 18 foot full pipe. We are sand blasting a wave and colorizing the concrete to a blue green.
Grand Opening Feb. 22 3:00 Santa Cruz
Jimbo Phillips illustration - Work in progress on the 18 foot full pipe. We are sand blasting a wave and colorizing the concrete to a blue green.
Grand Opening Feb. 22 3:00 Santa Cruz
Sanded not done yet - Work in progress on the 18 foot full pipe. We are sand blasting a wave and colorizing the concrete to a blue green.
Grand Opening Feb. 22 3:00 Santa Cruz
Right side view sandblasted - Work in progress on the 18 foot full pipe. We are sand blasting a wave and colorizing the concrete to a blue green.
Grand Opening Feb. 22 3:00 Santa Cruz
2_17 no coatings yet - Work in progress on the 18 foot full pipe. We are sand blasting a wave and colorizing the concrete to a blue green.
Grand Opening Feb. 22 3:00 Santa Cruz
Feb. 18 final hand painting the final coats - Final coats of graffiti paint. 1 year long process coming to and end. Soon it will be time to skate.
Mike Fox Skate Park - Final coats of graffiti paint. 1 year long process coming to and end. Soon it will be time to skate.
Right side view of wave - Final coats of graffiti paint. 1 year long process coming to and end. Soon it will be time to skate.
Closer front view 14' wide - Final coats of graffiti paint. 1 year long process coming to and end. Soon it will be time to skate.
Side view of the wave - Final coats of graffiti paint. 1 year long process coming to and end. Soon it will be time to skate.
Jimbo signature - Final coats of graffiti paint. 1 year long process coming to and end. Soon it will be time to skate.
Mike Fox Skate Park 2_19 - Feb. 19 last coat has dried. The park opens in three days. Last days alone with the wave.
One of the last times alone in the park - Feb. 19 last coat has dried. The park opens in three days. Last days alone with the wave.
2_19 4:20 pm - Feb. 19 last coat has dried. The park opens in three days. Last days alone with the wave.
Mike Fox Skate Park - Feb. 19 last coat has dried. The park opens in three days. Last days alone with the wave.
Close up the color is richer - Feb. 19 last coat has dried. The park opens in three days. Last days alone with the wave.
Mike Fox Skate Park Wave Pool - 330 feet linear feet of coping and hand stamped and hand painted tile work by Dave Gardner. The coping goes all the way around both sides of the pipe. Lots of extra work and details to make this place right.
My son Taylor at the park prior to the opening. - Now that it's open the riding begins.
Feb. 18, 2007 Finished - Work in progress. Had to test it out.
Grand Opening Session 2_22 - Now that it's open the riding begins.
Grand Opening Session 2_22 - Now that it's open the riding begins.
Dan from the Northwest - Came down to visit and skate the park. They both rip having fun at all ages.
Sunset Magazine visits - Came down to visit and skate the park. They both rip having fun at all ages.
Sky and Dan from the Northwest - Came down to visit and skate the park. They both rip having fun at all ages.
Sky and Dan from the Northwest - Came down to visit and skate the park. They both rip having fun at all ages.
Santa Cruz Skatepark Wave Update - Added white water stain and another coat of graffiti paint. Thanks to Diamond D Concrete and crew for all the hard work. It looks great.
Santa Cruz Skatepark Wave Update - Added white water stain and another coat of graffiti paint. Thanks to Diamond D Concrete and crew for all the hard work. It looks great.
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Santa Cruz Skate Park Public Art Project
